WAR IN CHINA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 196, 20 September 1900, Page 3

WAR IN CHINA

I MOVEMENTS OF THE ALLIES. WITHDRAWAL WILL INVOLVE THE MASSACRE OF CONVERTS AND TRIENDLIES. LIANGLIANGSTAN CAPTURED. HEAVY LOSS OF BOXERS.' GALLANT RESCUE OF AMERICANS BY BENGAL LANCERS. (FEB PRESS ASSOCIATION,} (Received 19, 9.4 a.m.) London, September 18, Router's Agency reports that there are strong indications that all the Allies will retire from Peking on Tientsin. Dr, Morrison, the Times' correspondent, states that withdrawal will inevitably involve a massacre of native ' Christians and Chinese who are friendly disposed towards foreigners.' I Hong Kong, September 18. f The German Naval Brigade, assisted by the Bengal Lancers, captured Liangliangstan, 20 miles southwest of ' Peking. Five hundred Boxers were 1 killed. The Bengal Lancers rescued a com- ' pany of American Infantry which was hard pressed at Motamo by 2000 Boxers, who lost 200 killed. 1 Some of the Russian troops will winter at Peking. Repairs to the Tientsin-Peking railway will be finished in November. ERMANS AND AUSTRALIANS AT TIENTSIN. . THE POWERS ARRANGING A SETTLEMENT. COUNT WALDERSEE REACHES HONG KONG. AMERICAN EXPEDITION TO RESCUE CHRISTIANS. ROBBERY MADE A CAPITAL OFFENCE. Received 19, 5.35 a.m. Hong Kong, September 18. Twelve thousand Germans and two hundred Australians have arrived at Tientsin. The Powers are arranging a basis for the settlement of the Chinese difficulty. Ministers are therefore informally listening to Prince Ohing's proposals. Count Waldersee has arrived at Hong Kong. Three hundred Americans have gone to the country north-east of Pekin to rescue Christians. The Germans at Pekin have made robbery a capital offence, THRILLING EXPERIENCES OF MISSIONARIES. A SEVEN DAYS' JOURNEY IN A MAKE-BELIEVE COFFIN. (Received 19, 9 45 a.m.) Port Darwin, Soptember 19. Some accounts show that the missionaries escaped after thrilling' experiences. Father Jeremiah, stationed at Pashau, was saved by an old Chinese woman, who, pitying his distressed condition, hid him for six days in a rice box, when he was able to escape to Hankow. Father Stephanes Sette, stationed at Hunshiog, owes his escape to the reverence of the Chinese for the dead. He was dumped by Chinese Christians in a box resembling a coffin, and carried 300 li to Lieuchan, taking seven days on the way. The party were frequently stopped, but the box was not interfered with. ; GERMANY INSISTS ON SURRENDER OF INSTIGATORS OF OUTRAGES. Received 19, 10 p.m. London, September 19. Germany's circular to the Powers in- • sists that as a preliminary to negotiations China must surrender the notorious instigators and perpetrators of the outrages, since it is contrary to civilised 1 conscience to indulge in wholesale ■ executions of the instruments of the ' chief culprits. t FORAGE FBR CHINA. (Received 20, 0.35 a.m.) Melbourne, Septamber 19. The steamer Hyson sailed for Taku with 3250 bigs New Zealand and 12,000 bags Victorian oats, 15,000 bales hay, and 7000 bags chaff.